So on Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday I found a bounty of links and added them to my blog in a private post. Except that the computer doesn’t like me, and when I looked them up tonight, said links were nowhere to be found. Which
For most of my adult life, I’ve had to live without health insurance. Because I was a freelancer for many years, or because I did not have a fixed residence for a while, or because my skills and career interests often meant that the best
Justine Larbalestier has written several books. I have seen all of them at my local B&N where I spend most of my free time. Considering the fact that until just a few weeks ago, books with any kind of POC on the cover in the
I am tired, I need to wash my hair and the post I intended for today is way too long for me to finish tonight. Therefore, I’m reposting some links. Enjoy! Ignore the Haters, Sierra Club!!: Open Letter to Allison Chin Eco-Minded POC An Amazon
It is a truth universally acknowledged that when three or more black women are engaged in conversation for more than fifteen minutes, they will start to exchange hair-care tips. Honestly, it’s uncanny. And in the spirit of that, here’s some of my ABW tips for
EDIT: I realize the post is long, but I am having the devil of a time cutting it. I am so so sorry. To celebrate the fall of Section 377 in India,at teh hands of Delhi’s High Court (may it survive the challenge) here’s Human
EDIT: Apologies for giving you all the wrong link for the “The Nouveau Poor, The Working Poor”. The proper link is now up! Blame WordPress. I didn’t intend to link race and class issues today. In fact, I was feeling much more lighthearted. Then I
But Verb Noire needs to raise some cash to defray the expenses of WorldCon. We thought we could bridge the gap out of pocket, but money is tight and my kid’s face is expensive. So, we’re hoping book sales, merch sales, and anything else you
This week has been a veritable smorgasbord of RAGE-inducing reports of various incidents. Here’s some of the stuff that has been fanning the flames on the side of my face…. How I lost my health insurance at the hairstylist’sFreemarketer: “But if we offer a public
So previously, based on nothing but a nice trailer with cool music, I made a commitment to see Transformers. I am now being warned that that commitment might be a bad idea, due to my recently reached decision to sharply decrease toleration of gender and